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Pirates!

Posted by michael on from the keelhaul-the-landlubbers dept.

fm6 writes: "Worried that too much computer gaming stunts your social skills? Try Pirates! You simulate a voyage of discovery, trade, and plunder by walking around a physical gaming area carrying a PDA equipped with a proximity sensor. Encounters with other players (including naval battles) happen when the two players actually approach each other. Here's an article on Business 2.0."

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  1. Privacy? by LarsG · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I know that Scott said that we should 'Get over it', but anyway..

    Anyone know the technical details on this stuff wrt 3rd parties getting hold of your location information?

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